Patents by Inventor Gerald Philip Wilson

Gerald Philip Wilson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Distributed control of devices using discrete device interfaces over single shared input/output
    Patent number: 8572631
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling a device. In one aspect, a method for controlling a device includes exposing a plurality of virtual device interfaces (13) for a device (11), wherein each virtual device interface (13) enables client control of a discrete function of the device, and controlling concurrent communication between the device (11) and two or more virtual device interfaces (13) operating on a single shared I/O connection (15) using a shared I/O port controlled by a device I/O module (12). The device I/O module (12) enables independent development of multiple device interfaces (13) that can seamlessly and independently operate on a single (physical) device communication connection (15), wherein the device shared I/O (input/output) module (12) implements functions to arbitrate and coordinate I/O activity between the device interfaces (13) and target device (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: GVBB Holdings S.A.R.L.
    Inventor: Gerald Philip Wilson
  • DISTRIBUTED CONTROL OF DEVICES USING DISCRETE DEVICE INTERFACES OVER SINGLE SHARED INPUT/OUTPUT
    Publication number: 20110099557
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling a device. In one aspect, a method for controlling a device includes exposing a plurality of virtual device interfaces (13) for a device (11), wherein each virtual device interface (13) enables client control of a discrete function of the device, and controlling concurrent communication between the device (11) and two or more virtual device interfaces (13) operating on a single shared I/O connection (15) using a shared I/O port controlled by a device I/O module (12). The device I/O module (12) enables independent development of multiple device interfaces (13) that can seamlessly and independently operate on a single (physical) device communication connection (15), wherein the device shared I/O (input/output) module (12) implements functions to arbitrate and coordinate I/O activity between the device interfaces (13) and target device (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: Thomson Licensing
    Inventor: Gerald Philip Wilson